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Gender Masculine
Usage Japanese (Rare)
Scripts 義景, 義影, 吉景, 吉影, 佳景, 佳影, 良景, 良影, 好景, 好影, 美景, 美影(Japanese Kanji) よしかげ(Japanese Hiragana) ヨシカゲ(Japanese Katakana)
Meaning & History
This name can combine 義 (gi, yoshi) meaning "morality, righteousness, justice, honour," 吉 (kichi, kitsu, yoshi) meaning "good luck," 佳 (ka, yoshi) meaning "beautiful, excellent, good," 良 (ryou, (-)yo.i, (-)i.i, yoshi) or 好 (kou, i.i, kono.mu, su.ku, yo.i, yoshi), both meaning "good," or 美 (bi, mi, utsuku.shii, yoshi) meaning "beauty" with 景 (kei, kage) or 影 (ei, kage), both meaning "shadow, figure."
One bearer of this name was Sengoku Period daimyō Asakura Yoshikage (朝倉 義景) (1533–1573), who ruled a part of Echizen Province (present-day northern Fukui Prefecture). His conflicts with Oda Nobunaga led to the his death and destruction of his clan and its castle, Ichijōdani Castle.This name is rarely given to boys, if given at all.
One bearer of this name was Sengoku Period daimyō Asakura Yoshikage (朝倉 義景) (1533–1573), who ruled a part of Echizen Province (present-day northern Fukui Prefecture). His conflicts with Oda Nobunaga led to the his death and destruction of his clan and its castle, Ichijōdani Castle.This name is rarely given to boys, if given at all.